b. According to Forbes, the legal U.S. marijuana market will grow To $7.1 Billion in 2016. In Colorado alone, there are 16,000 people working at dispensaries. What economic opportunities is Virginia missing out on?

b. The City Council can work with Norfolk Police Chief Goldsmith to move marijuana related arrests and investigations to the bottom of the NPD’s priority list.

c. The City can pass a resolution voicing their support for marijuana decimalization, inspiring other cities to do the same — as they did with uranium mining — thus showing the General Assembly that this is the will of the people.

Jesse is the editor of AltDaily.com and a columnist for the Norfolk Compass & PilotOnline. His work has been published on the pages of The New York Times and on televisions everywhere through his time as a documentary producer with B.E.T.

Jesse often writes about the causes he believes in, including public art, public education, improved mental health care and awareness, the NEON District, government transparency, civic engagement, the decriminalization of marijuana, alternative transportation, and supporting local businesses and culture.

In a former life Jesse was a public school teacher in Brooklyn and San Diego, and a mentor at a home for young men in Cape Town, South Africa. He is a devoted yogi, Knicks fan, live music lover, and road tripper.